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Frydenborg, Kay

Chocolate: Sweet Science and Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat

252 pp. | Houghton | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-17566-2 $18.99
(3) YA Frydenborg explores chocolate's complex history, from the cacao tree's probable origins to today's Big Candy, without sugarcoating the sweet's "dark secrets." The book closes by covering modern-day attempts to make chocolate production more sustainable and ethical. Informative sidebars, photos and maps, and historical recipes interspersed throughout, plus a full-color photographic insert, enhance the presentation. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher

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